bilgy

An obsolete adjective meaning 'having the qualities of bilge water; foul, stinking, or dirty.'

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das bedeutet, dass etwas wie Bilgewasser ist; schmutzig, stinkend oder unrein.

1. Smelling like bilge water C1 informal

   Having a foul, stale, and musty odor reminiscent of the dirty water that collects in the bottom of a ship's hull.

   • The old fishing boat had a bilgy smell that lingered on the crew's clothes.
   • After the storm, the cabin became damp and bilgy.
   • He wrinkled his nose at the bilgy odor coming from the flooded basement.

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   Synonyme: fetidfustymalodorousmustyputridrankstinking